BlockSwan Lake, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Bannock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83281. It stands on Chicken Creek. The Survey maps it on the Swan Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1915 USGS Preston quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Preston quadrangle1:96000
- 1918 USGS Preston quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Swan Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Swan Lake between 1993 and 2018, burning about 1,743 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 201 acres | Idaho Falls District | FRANKLIN COUNTY ASSIST 1 |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | 46 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWAN LAKE |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | FOX HOLLOW |
| 16 August 1998 | Natural | 25 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWAN |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | CEDAR KNOLL |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HEART |
| 8 July 2018 | Natural | 230 acres | Idaho Falls District | OXFORD |
| 22 July 2012 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Idaho Falls District | HEART MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Swan Lake: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Cobalt, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatch Prospect | Copper, Tungsten, Cobalt | Prospect | ||
| Old Mine Workings | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Hatch Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanlake | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Red Rock Junction | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Zenda | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Downata Hot Springs | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Downey | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cambridge | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Virginia | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| Marsh Valley | 16.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398205. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.